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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Recommendations for the consideration of the Committee.
(1) That 5 additional men be added as Motor Drivers : Approximate annual cost, £1,150.
*(2) That a Storage Plant for commercial petrol be : Approximate cost—£103+builders'work,
installed.
(3) That a Tyre Press be purchased Approximate cost—£15.
* In respect of the use of commercial petrol there would be an approximate saving of £55 per annum.
MOTOR SERVICES. Year ended 31st March, 1937. EXPENDITURE.
| Year 1935-36. | Cost per mile. | Year 1936-37. | Cost per mile. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | d. | |
| 817 | r l | 4 | Petrol | 873 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 41 | 10 | 1 | Oil and grease | 41 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 108 | l | 11 | Tyres | 139 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 966 | 13 | 4 | 1-512 | 1,053 | 8 | 6 | 1.535 | |||||||
| 380 | 0 | 0 | Mechanic Superintendent | 380 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4,004 | 6 | 0 | Drivers, etc | 4,425 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 50 | 7 | 2 | National Insurance | 58 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4,434 | 13 | 2 | 6-935 | 4,863 | 19 | 3 | 7.085 | |||||||
| 187 | 0 | 0 | Rent (Garage & Messroom) | 187 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 157 | 11 | 11 | Repairs, plant, etc. | 178 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||
| 68 | 5 | 6 | Painting, etc., bodies of vehicles | 37 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
| 79 | 18 | 9 | Coal, gas, etc. | 78 | 18 | 5 | ||||||||
| 106 | 16 | 11 | Uniforms and overalls | 96 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||
| 103 | 3 | 6 | Insurance of vehicles | 116 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 168 | 13 | 4 | Motor car registration | 169 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 10 | 0 | Drivers' licences, etc. | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 57 | 11 | 4 | Accessories and sundries | 95 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||
| 205 | 19 | 4 | Loan charges on new garage | 196 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1,142 | 10 | 7 | 1.787 | 1,165 | 4 | 4 | 1.697 | |||||||
| 6,543 | 17 | 1 | 10.234 | 7,082 | 12 | 1 | 10317 | |||||||
DEPRECIATION AND INTEREST CHARGES.
| 907 | 13 | 6 | Amount written off value of vehicles in accordance with Medical Officer of Health's Valuation . | 1,028 8 1 | ||||||
| 99 | 19 | 2 | Interest on capital employed | 88 3 4 | ||||||
| 1,007 | 12 | 8 | 1.576 | 1,116 | 11 | 5 | 1.626 | |||
| 7,551 | 9 | 9 | 11.810 | 8,199 | 3 | 6 | 11.943 | |||
| INCOME. | ||||||||||
| Use of vehicles for:— | ||||||||||
| 6 | 13 | 0 | Conveyance of children . | — | ||||||
| 94 | 19 | 6 | Conveyance of patients . | 34 | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 0 | Election purposes . | — | ||||||
| 115 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 6 | |||||
| 12,936 | Petrol consumed (gallons) | 13,822 | ||||||||
| 153,459 | Miles run by all vehicles | 164,761 | ||||||||
| 11.863 | Miles run per gallon of petrol | 11.920 | ||||||||
| Vehicles in use— | ||||||||||
| 31st March, 1936—15 | ||||||||||
| 31st March. 1937—16 | ||||||||||
finance Department,
Town Hall, Dyne Road, N.W.6.
August, 1937.